The Federal Ministry of Education has approved the dissolution of the Governing Councils of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, in Bayelsa State. The ministry stated on Thursday that the dissolution, which came from the Office of the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, was with immediate effect. The […]
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has eased lockdown in the state except on weekends. The Governor stated this on Thursday evening while addressing newsmen on the update of COVID-19 held at his Oke-Mosan office. Abiodun said henceforth, there would not be restriction of movement between Mondays and Fridays except on Saturdays and Sundays. He […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has predicted negative Gross Domestic Product growth for the country in the second quarter of 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic that had affected the economy. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, made the prediction while fielding questions from journalists after the Monetary Policy meeting in Abuja on Thursday. Emefiele […]
The Premier League have confirmed that four players or staff members have tested positive for coronavirus after the third round of mass testing was carried out on 1,008 people on Monday and Tuesday. The results mean there have now been 12 positive cases since the Premier League started testing players, coaches and staff members. In […]
Italy’s Serie A can resume on June 20 after a three-month absence in a country hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora said on Thursday. “The Technical and Scientific Committee gave its agreement on the protocol and the federation assured me that it had a plan B and a plan C,” Spadafora […]
A Man known as Theerapat Klaiya, 24, claiming to have a fetish for shoes has been arrested by police in Thailand after his neighbors complained that their shoes had gotten missing. Theerapat Klaiya, was found with 126 pairs of flip flops that he had stolen from locals in Nonthaburi, central Thailand, and when questioned he […]
Governor Godwin Obaseki on Wednesday May 27, expressed confidence that he will win a second term in office amid the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress in Edo state. Speaking on Channels Television ‘Sunrise Daily’, Obaseki noted that he is not a violent man but also added that no man can stop him from returning as Edo […]
Author Larry Kramer, whose early advocacy for a national response to AIDS as the disease first emerged in the 1980s helped raise awareness and shape healthcare policy into the 1990s, died on Wednesday at 84. Kramer, who co-founded the ACT UP movement that made AIDS a national issue, died of pneumonia after enduring illness for […]
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Tuesday he is confident of having Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford fit should the Premier League season restart next month. Pogba has missed the majority of the campaign with an ongoing ankle injury, while Rashford seemed set to miss the rest of the season when he suffered […]